NOTES

1. Each squad consists of from 9 to 11 men. In case men or arms are not
sufficient, the third platoon may be dispensed with or one squad organized
as company headquarters.

2. The mobile propaganda unit consists of members of the Company who are
not relieved of primary duties except to carry out propaganda when they are
not fighting.

3. If there is insufficient personnel, the medical section is not separately
organized. If there are only two or three medical personnel, they may be
attached to the administrative section.

4. If there is no barber, it is unimportant. If there is an insufficient
number of cooks, any member of the company may be designated to prepare food.

5. Each combatant soldier should be armed with the rifle. If there are not
enough rifles, each squad should have two or three. Shotguns, lances, and
big swords can also be furnished. The distribution of rifles does not have
to be equalized in platoons . As different missions are assigned to platoons,
it may be necessary to give one platoon more riffles than the others.

6. The strength of a company should at the most be 180, divided into 12 squads
of 11 men each. The minimum strength of a company should be 82 men, divided
into 6 squads of 9 men each.

TABLE 2

ORGANIZATION OF
AN INDEPENDENT GUERRILLA BATTALION

NOTES

1. Total headquarters of an independent guerrilla battalion may vary from
a minimum of 46 to a maximum of 110.

2. When there are 4 companies to a battalion, regimental organization should
be used.

3. Machine-gun squads may be heavy or light. A light machine-gun squad has
from 5 to 7 men. A heavy machine-gun squad has from 7 to 9 men.

4. The intelligence section is organized in from 2 to 4 squads, at least
one of which is made up of plain-clothed men. If horses are available, one
squad should be mounted.

5. If no men are available for stretcher-bearers, omit them and use the cooks
or ask aid from the people.

6. Each company must have at least 25 rifles. The remaining weapons may be
fowling -pieces, etc., big swords, or locally made shotguns.

TABLE OF ORGANIZATION,
GUERRILLA BATTALION (INDEPENDENT)

RANK

PERSONNEL

ARM

Battalion Commander

1

Pistol

Political Officer

1

Pistol

Executive Officer

1

Pistol

Battalion Headquarters

Signal
Section

2

Administrative Section

Section Chief

1

Rifle

Runner

1

Rifle

Public Relations

10

Rifle

Duty Personnel

2

Barbers

3

Supply

1

Cooks

10

Medical
Section

Medical Officer

1

Stretcher-bearers

6

Nursing

4

Intelligence
Section

Section Chief

1

Pistol

Intelligence

30

Pistol

Machine-gun
Section

As Available

As Available

Total, Headquarters

75

34 Pistols
12 Rifles

Three Companies
(122 each )

366

9 Pistols
294 Rifles

TOTAL

441

43 Pistols
306 Rifles

TABLE 3

ORGANIZATION OF
AN INDEPENDENT GUERRILLA REGIMENT

NOTES

1. See Tables 1 and 2 for company and battalion organization.

2. Battalions and companies have no transport sections.

3. The hand weapon may be either revolver or pistol. Of these, each regiment
should have more than 100.